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Ambush! (1983)

Average Rating: 7.25/10
Board Game Rank: 329
War Game Rank: 100
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Year Published
1983
# of Players
1
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 1 players
Recommended with 1 players
(40 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(11 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
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Honors
Subdomain
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Ambush!
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From the back of the box:

Ambush! is the solitaire game of combat, adventure, and heroism in World War Two France. Using a ground-breaking development of the programmed paragraph solitaire system, Ambush! gives the player control of an American squad, faced with a variety of missions against an ever-changing, hidden German foe. The variable events, innumerable tactical options, and wealth of unexpected occurrences make Ambush! a solitaire gaming experience unlike any that has gone before. The easily learned rules are specially designed to get the player into the action within minutes. The player selects and arms his squad, providing each soldier with command and initiative ratings, perception, weapons skill, driving skill, and movement capability. After selecting one of the eight missions provided, the player sends his squad into a mission map to conduct operations called for in the mission. Soldiers move freely, as far as the player wishes, checking for events each time they move...until the sequenced action rounds are triggered by the whine of German bullets!

Contents:
218 Counters
2 16" x 22" Maps (A & B)
1 Rules Booklet
1 Paragraph Booklet
82 Character Vehicle Cards + 6 Blanks
19 Mission Cartridge
1 Cartridge View Sleeve
1 Squad Record Pad
1 Player Aid Card
2 Decimal Dice
1 Counter Storage Tray

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Ambush!
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Second printing 1991
Publisher: Victory Games
Artist: John H. Butterfield
Year: 1991
Product Code: 30001
Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase
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Ambush!
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First edition
Publisher: Victory Games
Artist: John H. Butterfield
Year: 1983
Product Code: 30001
Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase
2.70 pounds
English
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8 Ambush Battle Order
A chronological list of the scenarios, including expansions, in doc format for campaign play.
2011-11-08
35 Ambush Flow Chart and Play Aid
After reading the well written rulebook but not so easy to walk around, and after my first play of this awesome game, here is a flow chart and play aid I use. Please do not hesitate to point me out if there is a mistake of any kind ! Enjoy. Patrick
2011-08-11
6 Boardgame Assistance Software for Ambush!
Vous trouverez ci-joint une petite aide pour Ambush (c'est en fait un complément du logiciel de "Lutz Pietschker") Essayez-le et dites-moi ce que vous pensez!!
2011-06-29
58 Ambush! Rules with Errata Included
A reformatted version of the Ambush Rulebook. Includes all the errata and clarifications from Lutz Pietschker's Ambush & Battle Hymn page, and updated full color graphics.
2011-05-06
13 Ambush Variant
This is an Ambush variant which allows you to play Ambush without the sleeves and paragraphs. I have no idea who created this but I found it online many years ago. I thought I had lost the printouts but just now found them. I have searched high and low online to try and find the website again and never have. Maybe someone will recognize these. Please share your thoughts.
2010-04-30
32 Rules summary
This is something that I created for myself a couple of years back. It may be too cryptic to use without already knowing the game, but I thought I'd upload it anyway, just in case someone finds it useful.
2010-04-21
6 Tuckboxes for the cards
These 3 boxes to hold the cards fit right inside the box.
2010-02-17
12 Reglamento y parrafos en espa
Reglamento y parrafos en español 3 de 3
2010-02-03
11 Ambush! Tuckbox
Tuckbox for this classic game.
2009-09-30
8 Blank home maide Squad record sheet for those how dont have.
Home made but very similar to original.Nothing spectacular...
2009-04-04
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 329
War Game Rank: 100
Num Ratings: 1292
Average Rating: 7.25
Standard Deviation: 1.44
Num Views: 161405
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Avg. Game Weight: 3.2
Fans: 80
Personal Comments: 631
Users Owning: 2472
Users Wanting: 138
Users Trading: 155 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 7
Want Parts In Trade: 12
Price History: View
Total Plays: 1283
Plays This Month: 1
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